Posted on 02/25/2015 7:38:44 AM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
“They are really against war because they want all of that money to go to food stamps for people here.”
(AUDIO-AT-LINK)
Former Republican Rep. Ron Paul, the father of potential presidential candidate Rand Paul and a former presidential candidate himself, said the Congressional Black Caucus does not support war because they want that money for food stamps.
“I was always annoyed with it in Congress because we had an anti-war unofficial group, a few libertarian Republicans and generally the Black Caucus and others did not—they are really against war because they want all of that money to go to food stamps for people here,” Ron Paul told Lew Rockwell in early February during a discussion on sanctions.
“But when it came to sanctions they just could never vote against sanctions that would prevent war and they wanted to look tough and they would go on with the sanctions but never get the results that they thought there were going to get.”
Paul also said he doesn’t think sanctions on Iran are effective.
“I think it does the opposite. So if you have the senators in Iran and then you put on sanctions, people by their very nature unify. If we were attacked by foreigners and you know, have a 9/11 you know, Republicans, Democrats come together because we see it as a foreign source. So you know, this undermines the dissonance in these countries. But the two areas — as a matter of fact the neocons claim the sanctions have done this wonderful good because that is what brought them to the table — but at the same time many neocons say we don’t even want to talk to them. But uh, I don’t believe that they do achieve anything.”
Paul pointed to the Islamic State’s ability to sell oil as further proof that sanctions do not work.
“I mean if ISIS can get the oil out of the ground, pack it up sell it, and get millions of dollars to run their so called quasi-government and fight these wars, I mean how, the sanctions don’t seem to be, you know, a tremendous success. Also, they have always used South Africa as an example where sanctions made the difference. But I think that they’re some geopolitical social changes that occur there that made that come about. But they won’t give up, they have to feel good about it.”
No he Di-int! ......
Rand Paul could not be reached for comment...
Is he finally going to run on the Libertarian party ticket?
He’s right of course, just like Rudy.
Ron Paul. Dumb as rocks.
He decides to impugn motives of a contingent that, according to him, is on his side.
They already have food stamps.
How much more food can they eat?
Seems we have more and more little boys shouting “The Dude’s Nude!”
Oops, there goes Rand’s Black outreach program into the trash. Yeah, the old man says it like it is, but I’m thinking Rand isn’t pleased by this, lol...
Instead of importing millions of Mexicans for picking crops and giving people Food Stamps, people on Food Stamps should be used to pick crops and then get to keep some of the food they pick.
O yes he di!
A more delicate way to say this is the Black Caucus, like the rest of the leftwing coalition in DC, would like to use money currently spent on the military instead to buy votes. National security be damned.
If you are at least 35 years old and a natural born citizen, PLEASE run for President!
Wow! Right on target. Booyah!
Things you can only say after you're out of office.
Rand doing more damage as usual. The MSM will call this proof of white racism.
Look up “obtuse” Rand. You be it : )
Blacks were protesting the NASA programs back in the 60s saying the money should go o food stamps. It’s never enough for libs.
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